Mechanical toy



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MECHANICAL TGY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20. 1920.

Ressued J 1111629, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PAIE-NT VINCENT sTBoTHER GAINEsoF wBBsrBRneRovEs,IviIfsso'IIBI, AssiGNoii v'ro BENJAMIN B. BAIN, or PITTSBURGH,PENNSYLVANIA.

MECHANICAL TOY.

Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Ri'ssud4 11113 29, 19H20.magma] No; 1,3o1,55"2,`aatea'Apri1 22, 1919,"seria1 No."'23o,"11a, filedApril 22, 1918i.

Application f or 'reissue filed` March 27.0, 1920.` SerialNo.'3(1"?,366.y i

To all whom it 'may concern:

' Be it known 'that I, VINCENT' S. GAINES, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, residing at lVebstervGroves, St. Louis county, and State ofMissouri, have invented a new and useful `Me`chanical Toy, of which thefollowing is a specificationl i This `invention relates tomechanlcaltoys, and comprises the novel construction hereinafterdisclosed. An' object of the invention 1s toprovide a mechanical toyhaving an automatic action, that may be'readily operated by un#skilled'persons, which will be durable and inexpensive in construction,and which may be folded or collapsed for packing i1n a smallcompass andreadily set upfor operation.

.Another object of the invention is to provide a toy of the classmentioned includlng a load-receiving hopper, a movable member mounted inan inclined pivot having'a loadreceiving container at one end andacounter weight at the other end thereof, with means for discharging theload from the hopper into the container by successive automaticoperations of the movable membenthereby continuing the operation of thedev1c`e until the load is discharged from the hopper.`

` With the `foregoing additional Vfeatures and advantages in view, thehereinafter dlsclosedconstruction has been produced, reference being'made to drawings, inl which- Figure lis a plan view of the toy embodyingthe invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the toy.

Fig. '3 is afron't end elevation.

Fig. 4 is a rear end elevation.

In the embodiment of the invention disclosedy in the drawings, the frameof the toy is shown as including a front supporting member comprisingtwo legs l Aspaced apart and"having inward extensions 2, the extensions2 overlapping each other and being joined by a pivoted connection 3 sothat they may be folded together when the device is disassembled. 'heextensions2 are bent at an inclination backwardly from the horizontalplane of the upper extremities of the legs, so thatA the lupper facethereoi` l'the accompanying' will be in thesame inclined plane as theface of the rear support of the frame. The" lower ends of `the legs `lare 'inturned to form supporting feet 4 so `that the Yframe will restevenly on a horizontal support. f

flected at its 'upper 'end to forman inclined arm 8 upon which tthehopper is supported.

`The strip 5 is connectedwith 'the overlapped extensions 2`bya"l`femov`able `bolt 9 so that theparts maybe separatedandl folded forpackingy 'the toy. y

A strut'lnemberl() has one end deiiected at ll so as to match rthe innerfacey of one ofthe legs l to which itis pivoted at 1,2 and the other enddetlected atlto match the under face of the strip 5 to which it isremovably connected by a bolty 14.

A hopper comprising a rectangular trough l5 is pivoted at 16 to thesupporting exten-`r sion 8 on the framel The end'of the extension 8A hasan. in-turned tongue 17 which enters an opening A18`ifn the sidewall ofthe hopper, sothat. when the device is assembled the hopper will" bexheld 'rigidly in placev in `an"inc'lii'led' position,v the angle of theinclination being toward the front of the device soc that thel'oadplaced in the hopper will be vinoved gravity ltoward thefront ofthehopper.Y rllhe ,hopperl has an opening 19 in its bottom nearfthe frontend below which opening is a delivery 'chute 20 which isic'onnectedwith'the'hopper by a tongue 'and groove connection'21.V Thedeliverychute 20 `comprises front and rear walls 22 and side walls 23.The front and rear walls 22 have theirv lower edgesinturned to formdownwardly inclinedlanges 24, the edges of the flanges "on 'the frontand rear wall being spaced a slight distance apart. `These flangesAconstitute a support for thespherical objects 25 which constitutethefload. The' sidewalls of the chute are deflected outwardlyv at Aapoint above' the bottom of the chute lthereby forming over.- hangingfianges 26 which Vact as guides for the frame of the toy,

. '65 turned vertical extension y"i which 1s' dedirecting the movementofthe spherical objects vwhen they are discharged from the chute throughthe openings 27 formed at each side of the chute by the up-turni'ng ofthe lower portion of the side walls 23.

A swinging member comprising a long arm 28 has removably connectedtherewith a bracket including a strip 29 which is deflected inwardly atits ends to form. extensions 30, the strip 29 extending at right anglesto the arm 28l and the extensions 30 having openings therein throughwhich a pi-vot pin 31 extends. The pivot pin 3l is supported at itslower end ina U- shaped bracket l32 in an inclined positiontherebyforming an inclined axis upon which the swinging member is pivoted. Thelower end of the pivot pin 31 is bent Vto form a U-shaped extremity 33and is removably held in position in its support comprising holes 34 and35 formed respectively in the base ofthe bracket 32 and through thestrip 5. The edge of the base of the bracket32 is notched at 36 so thatthe pin may be inserted with; the free end of the AU-shaped extremityextending through the notch 36 after which the pin is turned slightly,thereby retaining the pin in place when the device is assembled andpermitting it to be vremoved when the device is taken down.

A container 37 for receiving the load from the chute is attached vto theforward end of the arm 28. The container 3T comprises downwardlyinclined bottom walls 38 and 39` and side walls 40. The side walls 40are 1 in-turned at their upper edge to form @anges 4l which constituteabutments for the spherical objects leaving the chute and delecting theminto the container. The width of the container 37 is such that itextends on either side of the chute for a suflicient distance vto permitthe spherical objects discharged from the chute to fallby gravity and bereceived in the container..

The walls 40 have formed thereon vertically extending and forwardlyinclined guide strips 42 which are spaced apart at their ends asuflicient distance to permit the load received therein to be dischargedwhen the swinging arm 28 reaches thev lower end of its swingV to therear of the toy. The arm 28 at its forward end extends into thecontainer and has an up-turned extension 43 which enters the spacebetween the edges of the flanges 24 so that when the arm 28 is swung toa position in which the container is centered below the chute', theextension 43 swinging .moti on it will return with suiiicient forcethrough the agency of the counterweight to cause the extension 43 tocontact with the lower portion of the load'in the chute anddischarge itinto the container. When the load has been received in the containeritover-balances the counterweight and the arm will swing upon itsinclined pivot so that the Ycontainer is brought to the rear portion-ofthe toy, where the load will be discharged, the arm vcontinuing itsswing until the container is again centered below the chute. f i

f Normally the action ofthe arm 28 will be a. complete rotation from itsnormal position, but in order that Ythe action of the toy may be variedI have provided a stop member comprising anV abutment 45 pivoted at 46to the upper face of the strip 5. rlhis abutment. may be adjusted sothat when the rear end of the armv swings forwardly the counterweightwill come in contact therewith and themovement of rotationv of the armwill .be reversed. When the abutment is moved to the side or from itsforward position the counterweight will bev free to pass beyond thepoint of the abutment andthe cycle of rotation of the armwill continuein the same direction until the container is again centered below thechute. l

. I am aware that the principles of the invention may find embodiment inmodified structure, `and I do not limit myself therefore to theexactfeatures shown and described, but what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

l. A mechanical toy, comprising a frame,

a hopper supported vby said frame and provided withv a dischargeopening, a swinging. arm supported by said frame, a container on one endof said arm for receiving a load from said hopper, a counterweight onthe other end of said arm,and means for discharging the load from thehopper into said container, said `arm being mounted on an inclined axis,whereby the counter-weight maintains said arm in position with'thecontainer underneath the discharge opening from the hopper and thedeposit of a load in said container causes said arm to swing on itsaxis.

2. A mechanical toy, comprising a frame composed of vertical legs spacedapart, an elongated inclined support .extendingl obliquely rearwardly ofsaid legs, a hopper, a support for said hopper for maintaining the samein a position above the frame, a swinging arm, an inclined pivot forsaid swinging arm supportedby said inclined `rearwardly extendingsupport, a container at one end ouf said arm, a counterweight at theother end of sai'd arm, and means for discharging the load from saidhopper into said container, the pivot for said arm being inclined,whereiii-1,662

position withthe container beneath the disl charge opening from thehopper and the deposit of a load in'said container causes said arm toswing onA its axis. y

3. A mechanical toy, comprising a frame, a hopper support formedinconnection with said frame, a hopper carried by said support comprisingan elongated trough for receiving the load, a chute in connection withsaid hopper having means for supporting the load at the bottom of saidchute and having openings at the side of said chute, a swinging armpivoted to the frame and adapted to swing upon an inclined axis, acontainer for receiving the load from the chute at one end of said arm,a counterweight for holding said arm centered inrespect of the chiite,and means in connection with said arm adapted to eject the load from thechute to be received in said container.

4. A mechanical toy, comprising a collapsible frame, a hopper supportedby said frame and provided with'an opening to discharge the loadtherefrom, a swinging arm pivoted on an inclined axis, a load-receivingcontainer carried by one end of said arm and adapted to discharge a loadtherefrom n when said container is in a downward position, means formoving said container to position to receive a load from said hopper,and means for discharging a load from said hopper into said container.

5. A mechanical toy, comprising a frame, a hopper supported by saidframe and provided with a discharge opening, an arm pivoted to swing onan inclined axis, a container at one end of said arm for receiving aload from said hopper, means for discharging a load from the hopper intosaid container, whereby said arm is caused to rotate about its inclinedaxis, a weight for normally holding said container in position toreceive a load from said hopper,.and a stop device for limiting therotary movement of said swinging arm. i v

6. A mechanical toy, comprising a co1- lapsible frame, a hoppersupported by said frame and provided with a discharge opening, an armpivoted to swing on an inclined axis, a container at one end of the arm,means for discharging a load from the hopper into said container,whereby said arm is caused to rotate about its inclined axis, and aweight for normally holding said container in position to receive a loadfrom said hopper. y

7. A mechanical toy, comprising a frame composed of foldable uprightmembers and an inclined member extending downwardly and rearwardly fromsaid upright members, an extension on the forward end of said inclinedmember constituting a hopper support, a hopper carried by said supportand having a discharge opening, a swingingarm supported by said inclinedmember, a loadinclined y receiving vreceptacle carried by saidv arm,

means for holding said arm normally in position with the load receivingreceptacle beneath the `deliveryopening of the hopper,

and means for discharging alload from the hopper into the receptacle,whereby said arm is moved on its pivot. p l

8. A mechanical toy, comprising a Aframe, a hopper supported in-theupper part of said frame, a swinging arm mounted on saidframe, aload-receivingreceptacle, and means for discharging a load from saidhopper into said load-receiving receptacle when the same is moved belowthe hopper from either sidethereof, said arm'being arranged to moveabout an inclined'axis, whereby it is caused to swing when a load isdeposited in said receptacle.

9. A mechanical toy, comprising a'frame including upright members and aninclined member in connection therewith, a hopper mounted on a supportabove said frame, a supportin connectionl with said inclined member, apivot pin removably mounted in said support in an inclined position, anarm, a support in connection with said arm adapted to be received andpivotedupon said pivot pin, a container in connection with said arm,said container having a discharge opening for discharging the loadtherefrom when said container is in a down.- ward position, means fornormally holding said container to receive a load from said hopper, andmeans for discharging a load' kfor holding thev container below thedischarge opening of said hopperto receive the load therefrom, and meansincluding an extending arm for contacting with the load delivered fromsaid hopper, whereby ythe same is moved into said container.

l1. A mechanical toy, comprising a supply receptacle, a load carryingreceptacle having a swinging movement around an inclined axis, means fordepositing a load in said carrying receptacle from said supplyreceptacle, thereby causing the carrying receptacle to swing away fromthe supply receptacle by gravity, and means for moving said carryingreceptacle to position to receive another load from the supplyreceptacle.

12. A mechanical toy, comprising a supply receptacle, a load carryingreceptacle having a swinging movement around an inclined axis, means fordepositing a load in said carrying receptacle from said supplyreceptacle, thereby causingl the carrying receptacle to swing away fromthe supply receptacle by gravity, and a eounterweight for moving saidcarrying receptacle toloading positlon.

13. meehnnicl to com risinO a su 3- y n a z: ply-receptacle, a, Iramecarrying aloadvreceiving receptacle and pivoted on an inclined axis,meansv for depositing a load in said carrying receptacle from Vsindsupply i receptacle, thereby causing the carrying re i ceptaele to swingdownwardly and outwardly, a stop for limitingr the downward andoutwardly y rotary movement of said swinging frame, and means forreturning said carrying receptacle toloeding position.

VINCENTl STROTKHER GAINES.y

